House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 7, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 12, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2796.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 97, June 7, 2017, Page H4701):Article 1, Section 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2796, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2796
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
809cc5914b55f081b40af2391c5e16f659f56f99a55875a7533c10ce25cd342c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2796, last updated August 11, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson.
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- H.R. 309 (115th) National Clinical Care Commission Act
- H.R. 717 (115th) Listing Reform Act
- H.R. 1904 (115th) Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017
- H.R. 4582 (115th) Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.